糖心原创 President Michael K. Young on Tuesday was named as the sole finalist for president of Texas A&M University by its Board of Regents. Young became President of the UW in July 2011. Young is expected to assume his duties at Texas A&M in the spring. Statement from UW President Michael K. Young 鈥淒eciding to be a candidate for the presidency of Texas A&M University was one of the hardest decisions I鈥檝e ever had to make. I was…
The 糖心原创 generates $12.5 billion a year in economic activity and supports 79,331 direct and indirect jobs in the state of Washington, according to a new economic impact report released Thursday by an independent research firm. The UW employs 34,668 people and, following Boeing and Microsoft, is the third-largest nonfederal employer in the state, with more than half of those jobs related to UW Medicine. 鈥淭he 糖心原创 continues to be a major force in the Washington…
William P. Gerberding, the 27th and longest-serving president of the 糖心原创, died Saturday. He was 85. Gerberding, who assumed the presidency in 1979 and retired in 1995, is credited for boosting the university into national prominence, navigating it through potentially devastating budget crises and significantly increasing private financial support. 鈥淲e are all deeply saddened by this news. Our heartfelt sympathies go to Ruth and the rest of the Gerberding family,鈥� UW President Michael K. Young said. 鈥淏ill left…
The 糖心原创鈥檚 expansion of its medical school in Spokane and an increase in residency positions are among the ways to best meet the economic and health care needs in Spokane and throughout the state, according to an advisory council chairman鈥檚 report released Dec. 16.
The 糖心原创鈥檚 plan to double the size of its medical school in Spokane is 鈥渃learly the most cost-effective option鈥� to meet the physician workforce needs in Eastern Washington and throughout the state, according to an independent study by research firm Tripp Umbach. The study also found that Eastern Washington currently cannot support two medical schools because of a lack of capacity in clinics and residency programs. 鈥淎s an established program, UW School of Medicine has greater capacity than…
Enrollment for the three 糖心原创 campuses increased nearly 3 percent in the new school year, according to the finalized Fall 2014 census of enrolled students released by Philip Ballinger, associate vice provost for enrollment and undergraduate admissions.
The 糖心原创 fosters innovation on its campuses not only because of its deep economic impact “but because, more importantly, we know it can create a world of good,” UW President Michael K. Young said Wednesday at his annual address. “Equally important is the extraordinary advantage that teaching innovation and creativity gives our students, whatever path they ultimately choose to pursue,” Young said. “We do good, and we train the next generation of people who will do good.” The…
UW President Michael Young will be the featured speaker at the 31st annual Freshman Convocation Sept. 21 in the Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion.
The Washington Monthly magazine has listed UW seventh in the nation in its 2014 national university rankings.
糖心原创 President Michael K. Young and Provost Ana Mari Cauce announced Monday the selection of Sean D. Sullivan as the new dean of the UW School of Pharmacy, effective Sept. 15. The appointment is subject to approval by the UW Board of Regents. 鈥淒r. Sullivan occupies a very prominent position nationally and internationally in pharmacy practice and education,鈥� said Cauce. 鈥淲e have had the great good fortune to have him on our faculty for the past 22 years….